Colorado parents and teachers would get 60 days’ notice about staff layoffs or enrollment changes if their child care centers are acquired by chains backed by private equity firms.
House bill would impact about 175 private equity-backed child care chains Read More »
Colorado’s public schools would be required to have policies governing school library book challenges, and only parents with students at a school would be allowed to challenge a book in that school’s library.
Democrat-led SB 63, seeking to curb library book challenges, clears first hurdle Read More »
Denver Public Schools’ superintendent would have to “analyze and adjust” school enrollment boundaries every 10 years or less under a proposal being considered by the school board.
Proposal would result in once-a-decade adjusting of Denver school boundaries Read More »
The Denver school board is considering pausing any future school closures until closures that are underway are executed and plans for vacant buildings are finalized.
Denver school board considering pausing any future school closures Read More »
Colorado lawmakers gave first approval of a bill that would require educators to get notified if one of their students experiences trauma such as domestic violence, serious accidents, or abuse and neglect.
Colorado residents are still the most educated in the nation, but Massachusetts now shares the top spot, according to a report released last week.
After four years on the job, Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall felt he needed to break ranks.
Colorado would save $147 million next year by using a single-year student count for the purposes of calculating how to fund schools, according to the state’s budget director.
By Melanie Asmar | Chalkbeat Colorado Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero has far fewer performance goals this school year. But the goals he does have are more ambitious, he said last month. For example, Marrero wants the share of Denver students in grades 3-8 who meet or exceed expectations on the state literacy test
Denver schools Supt. Marrero sets goals to lift test scores, focus on staff retention Read More »
Seeking to reverse a recent decision by the Denver school board to close 10 schools, a group of parents sued Denver Public Schools this week, alleging district leaders had an “ulterior motive” for the school closures “of converting public resources to the private market.”
